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MCP server for Africa API — access data on all 54 African countries through Claude
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MCP server for Africa API — access data on all 54 African countries through Claude
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: AFRICA_API_KEY
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-africa-api-africa-api-mcp": {
"env": {
"AFRICA_API_KEY": "your-africa-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"africa-api-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
Africa API MCP Server
An MCP server that gives Claude direct access to the Africa API — comprehensive data on all 54 African nations including economic indicators, markets, trade, government, elections, and policies.
Quick Start
1. Get an API key
Sign up at africa-api.com and create an API key from your dashboard.
2. Connect your client
The server runs on demand via npx — nothing to install or host. Pick your client:
Claude Code (one command):
claude mcp add africa-api -e AFRICA_API_KEY=your-api-key-here -- npx -y africa-api-mcp
Claude Desktop — add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), then restart:
{
"mcpServers": {
"africa-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "africa-api-mcp"],
"env": { "AFRICA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" }
}
}
}
Cursor — add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project) with the same mcpServers block as above.
VS Code (Copilot agent mode) — one command:
code --add-mcp '{"name":"africa-api","command":"npx","args":["-y","africa-api-mcp"],"env":{"AFRICA_API_KEY":"your-api-key-here"}}'
Any other MCP client works with the same npx -y africa-api-mcp command plus the AFRICA_API_KEY environment variable. The server is also listed in the MCP Registry as io.github.africa-api/africa-api-mcp.
What You Can Ask Claude
Once connected, Claude can answer questions like:
- "What's the GDP of Nigeria vs South Africa over the last 10 years?"
- "Show me current FX rates for East African currencies"
- "Who is the head of state of Kenya and when did they take office?"
- "What elections are coming up in Africa this year?"
- "What are Nigeria's top 5 export products?"
- "Show me the policy timeline for Rwanda"
- "Rank African countries by life expectancy"
- "What stocks are listed on the Nigerian Exchange?"
- "Compare trade flows between Kenya and Tanzania"
Available Tools
41 tools across 9 domains:
| Domain | Tools | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | Country details, profiles, real-time signals for all 54 nations |
| Indicators & Data | 4 | 200+ indicators (GDP, population, health, energy, trade, etc.), time-series queries, country rankings |
| Government | 6 | Heads of state, cabinets, leadership terms — current and historical |
| Elections | 5 | Election results, upcoming elections, country overviews |
| Markets | 8 | Stock exchanges, index levels, listed securities, price history, FX rates |
| Trade | 4 | Bilateral trade flows, top partners, product breakdowns |
| Policies | 6 | Laws, regulations, policy timelines, lifecycle events |
| Sources & platform | 3 | Data provenance and platform info — World Bank, IMF, UN, Ember, central banks |
| Geographies | 1 | Continent / region / subregion hierarchy |
All tools are read-only (annotated readOnly + idempotent) and return both human-readable text and structured JSON output for programmatic clients.
Configuration
| Environment Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
AFRICA_API_KEY | Yes | — | Your Africa API bearer token |
AFRICA_API_BASE_URL | No | https://api.africa-api.com | Override for local development |
Development
git clone https://github.com/africa-api/africa-api-mcp.git
cd africa-api-mcp
npm install
npm run build
# Run directly
AFRICA_API_KEY=your-key node dist/index.js
# Test with MCP inspector
AFRICA_API_KEY=your-key npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js
License
MIT
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